Wild Waters
Here is a breakdown of the Wild Waters Regulations:

• You can only use a single hook artificial lure
• You can only keep four (4) fish
• The four fish must be at least seven (7) inches long
• It is unlawful to possess natural bait on your person while fishing
• It is unlawful to use more than one line per person
• Except in the following areas: Nantahala River downstream from the Swain County line and in the sections of Green River in Polk County located on Green River Game Lands from the confluence with Cove Creek, downstream to Brights Creek: it is unlawful to fish from one-half hour after sunset, to one-half hour before sunrise
• It is unlawful to take fish bait or bait fish from "Wild Waters"
• It is unlawful to place hatchery-reared fish into a wild trout stream or move wild fish from one stream to another on game lands without prior written authorization from the NCWRC

Alleghany County

Ramey Creek (entire Creek)

Big Sandy Creek (portion on Stone Mountain State Park)

Stone Mountain Creek (portion on Stone Mountain State Park) (Alleghany County line to Bullhead Creek)

Ashe County

 N/A

Avery County

 Birchfield Creek (entire creek)

Cow Camp Creek (entire creek)

Cranberry Creek (entire creek)

Gragg Prong (entire stream)

Horse Creek (entire creek)

Jones Creek (entire creek)

Kentucky Creek (entire creek)

North Harper Creek (entire creek)

Plumtree Creek (entire creek)

Roaring Creek (entire creek)

Rock House Creek (entire creek)

South Harper Creek (entire creek)

Webb Prong (entire creek)

Burke County

All waters located on South Mountains State Park except for main stream of Jacob Fork between the mouth of Shinny Creek and the lower park boundary and Henry Fork and it's tributaries.

Nettle Branch (game land portion)

Buncombe County

 N/A

Caldwell County

Buffalo Creek (Watauga Co. line to Long Ridge Branch)

Joes Creek (Watauga County line tofirst falls upstream of the end of S.R. 1574)

Rockhouse Creek (entire creek)

Cherokee County

N/A

Clay County

Fires Creek (section on Nantahala game lands)

Little Fires Creek (entire creek)

Long Branch (entire branch)

Buck Creek (section upstream of U.S. 64)

Graham County

Big Snowbird Creek (game lands portion above old junction)

John's Branch (entire branch)

Santeetlah Creek (headwaters to John's Branch)

Indian Creek (entire creek)

Sassafras Creek (entire creek)

South Fork Squally Creek

Squally Creek

Wright Creek (entire creek)

Haywood County

Little East Fork Pigeon River (headwater section on game lands)

Middle Prong West Fork Pigeon River (entire stream)

Cataloochee Creek (below Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Waterville Lake)

Henderson County

Bradely Creek (entire creek)

Green River (I-26 bridge to Henderson/Polk County line)

All Waters in Dupont State Forest

Jackson County

Gage Creek

North Fork Scott Creek (entire creek)(5 miles)

Tanasee Creek (entire creek)(9 miles)

Whitewater River (downstream from Silver Run Creek to South Carolina state line)(6 miles)

Wolf Creek (except Balsam Lake)(5 miles)

Macon County

N/A

Madison County

N/A

McDowell County

Mackey Creek (game lands section)* no easy access, very light fishing pressure.

Curtis Creek (including tributaries) (game lands section) * fished hard around camp sites.

Armstrong Creek (including tributaries) (game lands section above hatchery property)* good numbers of fish.

Catawba River (head waters on game lands) * get above falls for some nice brookie action, stream is tight but fishable.

Mitchell County

Green Creek (headwaters to Green Creek Bridge) (3 miles)

Little Rock Creek (above Green Creek including all tributaries) (6 miles)

Wiles Creek (game lands boundary to mouth)

Polk County

Green River (Henderson/Polk County Line to Fishtop Falls Access Area)

Rutherford County

Brier Creek (game land portion including tributaries)

North Fork (First Broad River) (game land portion including tributaries)

Stokes County

N/A

Surry County

N/A

Swain County

N/A

Transylvania County

Whitewater River (downstream from Silver Run Creek to South Carolina state line)

Looking Glass Creek (entire creek)

Avery Creek (entire stream)

South Mills River (entire river)

All Waters in Gorges State Park

All Waters in Dupont State Forest

Watauga County

Dutch Creek (headwaters to second bridge on S.R. 1134)

Howards Creek (headwaters to lower falls)

Watauga River (Avery County line to S.R. 1580 bridge at Foscoe)

Wilkes County

Big Sandy Creek (portion of Stone Mountain State Park)

Garden Creek (portion of Stone Mountain State Park) 

Widow Creek (portion of Stone Mountain State Park)

Yancey County

Lickskillet Creek (game lands portion)

Middle Creek (game lands boundary to mouth)

Rock Creek (game lands boundary to mouth)